Re-keying door locks?

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   I did not do it myself.  That was a service from my non-dealer 
mechanic. From the place where my Scirocco is spending the winter months.
   The only problem he had was with the lockable gas tank cap.
	Jean-Claude

Jeff Toomasson a ?crit :
> how did you do the trunk lock? I'm facing this too....
> 
> thx, JT
> 
> Jean-Claude Desinor wrote:
> 
>>   Interesting ...
>>   I had all my doors "retumblered" to match the new ignition key I had 
>> installed a few months earlier.
>>   Now I can use the master key on any lock but the locking gas tank. 
>> That one apparently is too difficult to do.
>>     Jean-Claude
>>
>> Foxx (in a box) a ?crit :
>>
>>>   there are two options if you want to rekey a lock to the door. if 
>>> you happen to know the four digit code to your key, i have a book 
>>> that breaks down the code to know what tumblers you need. if you 
>>> don't have the code, then it's simply a matter of matching the 
>>> tumblers to your key. the process is not difficult at all and you 
>>> could save yourself a bundle by doing it yourself. plus by replacing 
>>> your tumblers with the correct one instead of filing them down your 
>>> are keeping your car more secure from break in. if you need specifics 
>>> on this or that, let me know. i have god knows how many tumblers, 
>>> door locks, etc. that i spent a whole day cleaning not long ago.